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Muhammad

/mʊˈhɑməd/

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Australia/məˈhɐməd/

Muhammad proper noun: the figure who introduced Islam, and the man to whom the Qur'an was revealed; considered a prophet by Muslims and Baháʼís.

muhammad: the figure who introduced Islam, and the man to whom the Qur'an was revealed; considered a prophet...
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Proper noun

Muhammad (plural Muhammads)

  1. (uncountable) The figure who introduced Islam, and the man to whom the Qur'an was revealed; considered a prophet by Muslims and Baháʼís.
  2. (uncountable) The 47th sura (chapter) of the Qur'an.
  3. (countable) A male given name from Arabic, very popular among Muslims.
  4. A surname from Arabic.

Muhammad meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu

Muhammad in Hindi

the prophet who introduced Islam
मुहम्मद muhammad, महम्मद mahammad, मुहन्मद muhanmad, महमद mahmad, मोहम्मद mohammad
male given name
मुहम्मद muhammad, मोहम्मद mohammad, महम्मद mahammad, महमद mahmad

Muhammad in Tamil

the prophet who introduced Islam
முகம்மது நபி mukammatu napi, முகம்மது mukammatu, முகமது mukamatu
male given name
முஹம்மது muhammatu, முகமது mukamatu

Muhammad in Marathi

the prophet who introduced Islam
मुहम्मद muhammad
male given name
मुहम्मद muhammad

Muhammad in Urdu

the prophet who introduced Islam
محمد muhammad
male given name
محمد
More languagesFewer languages
Muhammad in Bengali
মুহাম্মদ muhammod, মোহাম্মদ mōhammod, মুহম্মদ muhommod, মহম্মদ mohommod
Muhammad in Telugu
మహమ్మద్ mahammad, ముహమ్మద్ muhammad
Muhammad in Malayalam
മുഹമ്മദ് muhammadŭ
Muhammad in Kannada
ಮುಹಮ್ಮದ್ muhammad, ಸೂರ ಮುಹಮ್ಮದ್ sūra muhammad
Muhammad in Punjabi
ਮੁਹੰਮਦ muhammad
Muhammad in Gujarati
મુહંમદ muhammad, મુહમ્મદ muhammad
Muhammad in Odia
ମହମ୍ମଦ mahammada, ମୁହାଂମେଡ଼ muhāmmeṛa
Muhammad in Sanskrit
मुहम्मद muhammada
Muhammad in Sinhala
මුහම්මද් නබි muhammad nabi, මුහම්මද් muhammad
Muhammad in Nepali
मुहम्मद muhammad
Muhammad in Pashto
محمد mohammad
Muhammad in Tagalog
Mahoma
Muhammad in Arabic
مُحَمَّد muḥammad, سورة محمد
Muhammad in Malay
Muhammad
Muhammad in Indonesian
Muhammad
Muhammad in Persian
محمد mohammad
Muhammad in Thai
มุฮัมมัด mú-ham-mát, มะหะหมัด má-hà-màt
Muhammad in Vietnamese
Muhammad
Muhammad in Myanmar
မိုဟာမက် muihamak
Sindhi
محمد mḥmd
Dhivehi
މުޙައްމަދުގެފާނު muḥammadugefānu, މުޙައްމަދު muḥammadu

Synonyms of Muhammad

Forms of Muhammad

pluralMuhammads
alternative formMahomet
alternative formMohammed
alternative formMohammad
alternative formMohamed
alternative formMuhammed
alternative formMahomed
alternative formMahommed
alternative formMehemet
alternative formMohamad
alternative formMuhamed
alternative formMuhammat
alternative formMuhamad
alternative formMehemed
alternative formMehemmed
alternative formMahoma
alternative formMuhammud
alternative formMahemet
alternative formMehemmet
alternative formMehmed

Origin of Muhammad

Transliteration of Arabic مُحَمَّد (muḥammad, “praised, commendable, laudable”), the passive participle of حَمَّدَ (ḥammada, “to praise, commend, laud, extol”). From the same triconsonantal root ح م د (ḥ m d) as, but distinct from, Mahmud. Doublet of Mahound and mammet.

Words formed from Muhammad

Phrases with Muhammad

Questions about Muhammad

What does Muhammad mean?
Muhammad means the figure who introduced Islam, and the man to whom the Qur'an was revealed; considered a prophet by Muslims and Baháʼís.
What is Muhammad in Hindi?
Muhammad in Hindi is मुहम्मद (muhammad), महम्मद (mahammad), मुहन्मद (muhanmad). See Muhammad meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is Muhammad?
Muhammad is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Muhammad?
Muhammad is pronounced /mʊˈhɑməd/.

Words near Muhammad in the dictionary

  1. Muhamedanism
  2. Muhamedans
  3. Muhamedism
  4. Muhamet
  5. Muhamid
  6. Muhammad
  7. Muhammadan
  8. Muhammadanism
  9. Muhammadanize
  10. Muhammadanized
  11. Muhammadanizes

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